Abby Adelman
Abby (she/her) grew up in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where she attended Jewish Day School at Albert Einstein Academy and Congregation Beth Shalom in Wilmington, Delaware. She is currently a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Data Science. Abby has always loved being part of her local Jewish community […]
Jillian Riseman
Jillian (she/her) is excited to join Society Hill Synagogue as a full teacher this year after moving to Philadelphia at the beginning of 2026. Also an artist, she loves incorporating art projects into lessons about Jewish history and observance.
Helen Landau
Helen (she/her) grew up in Narberth, PA, where she was an active member of Congregation Beth Am Israel and volunteered as a madricha (counselor) in their Hebrew school throughout middle and high school. She earned her B.A. in History from Scripps College and brings a rich background in informal Jewish education from her years as a […]
Karen Hafter
Karen (she/her) is a third-generation member of Society Hill Synagogue and a proud graduate of our Ann Spak Thal Hebrew School. She has dedicated her professional life to education. After graduating summa cum laude and being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Skidmore College in 2019, Karen moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to teach middle school English […]
TJ Zahn
TJ (he/him) grew up in Allentown, PA where he was an active member of Temple Beth El, a Conservative synagogue. He completed his degree at Lafayette College, majoring in both Philosophy and English. After six years living just outside of Boston, he moved back to his home state of PA where he plans to continue working […]